By KARI BLURTON
Hays Post

After an incident Friday morning, one man was arrested on suspicion of several drug offenses, while another was arrested on suspicion of battery.

According to Hays Police Department Lt. Brandon Wright, Mark J. Dolezal, 46, Hays, called law enforcement to report he was following a speeding maroon Pontiac on Interstate 70 near Catharine at approximately 9 a.m Friday.

Dolezal told authorities the driver also appeared to posses drug paraphernalia.

Wright said the reported vehicle was located by the Kansas Highway Patrol on the 4100 block of Vine. The driver, John S. Olson II, 40, Hays, was questioned by the KHP and arrested on suspicion of “multiple” drug offenses, Wright said, although he did not have specifics on the alleged crimes.

As KHP troopers questioned Olson, the person who first called authorities, Dolezal, was observed driving by the scene on more than one occasion.

Wright said HPD officers located Dolezal on the 200 block of East 32nd, Hays, where he was stopped and questioned.

Upon further investigation it was determined the incident was a result of a “disturbance” that began earlier Friday morning, when Dolezal allegedly “battered” Olson before making the traffic report to law enforcement.

Dolezal was arrested on suspicion of battery.